| Author | Message | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3440 Registered: 5-2009 |
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/4510399523.html If I am not mistaken our very own Mr. Ron Wickersham modified one of these to great extent and took it to Europe to record the Grateful Dead. _______Europe 72 was born ! ____Alembic relevance of historical proportions.  We talk about this model and another Ampex relevant topics daily, on another site that I am a list subscriber to . | ||
| hifiguy
Senior Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 413 Registered: 10-2006 |
What a great piece of recording history. Too bad someone is gonna need a couple of NFL defensive lineman sized guys to move it and the cost of a new Series II to get it back in shape. Which does not mean at all that someone shouldn't restore this classic. | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 481 Registered: 5-2005 |
The moving/shipping company could always try to hoist it out of the building through a window, like they do in Brooklyn. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3441 Registered: 5-2009 |
I think someone will get to it , although I remember that someone at "The Ampex List" brought this particular machine to our attention perhaps a few months ago. I rented a box van about 6 years ago to pick up an Ampex AG440C 4 half inch machine 300 miles from my house in Northern California . That machine had the much wanted DC servo capstan option and need repair as well . It now sits in my studio functional after I found the major problem and replaced the servo capstan PCB/ board.___Of all places I found some parts that I needed for it at eBay UK! ____It's a small world after all ___ | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3442 Registered: 5-2009 |
Steve , yes when I was in NYC in the mid 1980s I saw a few cranes with pianos and other large studio gear being transported the such . Quite a sight to see ____ | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3443 Registered: 5-2009 |
Paul ( hifiguy) Yes , the Ampex MM1000 is quite large . | ||
| gtrguy
Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 756 Registered: 9-2004 |
Kinda like moving a Hammond B3, I bet! | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1709 Registered: 10-2006 |
"Kinda like moving a Hammond B3, I bet!" Ouch! I once roadied for a band that carried a B-3 & 2 old oak Leslies, all in flight cases; that may have something to do with the fact that I'm having my 2nd back surgery directly (mebbe the act 3 bands before them added to it; we carried a piano with them.) And to dehijack, I want that recorder (but only if someone else moves it)! Peter Peter | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3444 Registered: 5-2009 |
I read a post from a technician that did a service assessment of this machine and he reports that it will need a bit of work . | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2180 Registered: 9-2002 |
I knew the World was turned over several years ago when I saw a shopper's guide (!) listing for a 2" Studer recorder and a 32-channel SSL board for 20 grand here in Nashville . . . . J o e y | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3445 Registered: 5-2009 |
A shoppers guide ___, well then I will take the SSL and the Studer along with my , Turkey Sandwich , But separate bags please , double bag them please,don't want the handles to rip off the bags going up my stairs ! LOL ! Nashville is full of great gear I have heard _____. An Studer A827 2" is a fine machine but quite a specialty as far a service goes . My only Studer is a meager B67 in a roll around cabinet , but in awesome condition and I have an identical parts donor machine. Actually that price could be a bargain depending on how much work needs to be done ____ There is current a market for analog machines such as AMPEX , STUDER, MCI. OTARI. and even SCULLY for the analog to digital transfer and audio restoration crowd. I have a few examples of such machines and have been fortunate in their acquisition and sale pricing. | ||
| hifiguy
Senior Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 414 Registered: 10-2006 |
Lordy lu, there is nothing worse than moving a Hammond organ that has not been cut down. Even an M-3 weighs a ton. B3s and C3s could be used as anchors for a decent sized ship. | ||
| flpete1uw
Advanced Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 314 Registered: 11-2011 |
The only MM 1000 multitrack I had the privilege to hear and record was a 16 trk 2". Warm and sweet sounding. These guys are so big and heavy, maybe if I removed my couches and dining area I could maybe fit this and maybe a small Neve 8068. Home is what you make of it right? | ||
| hammer
Senior Member Username: hammer Post Number: 499 Registered: 9-2009 |
I played in a band in CT years ago that practiced at the keyboardist's home. It was 79 steps from the basement where we practiced to the street. Hammond B3 and 2 Leslie's hauled up and down those stairs every weekend. I can attest to the weight of each piece of equipment. Luckily we were a 7 piece horn band. Since the horns didn't play every song as we did but received an equal split we made them do the heavy lifting. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3448 Registered: 5-2009 |
Pete, I had an Ampex AG440B full track roll around in the dining room for a short time . I had to remove it sooner then later as per upper management( my Wife). | ||
| gtrguy
Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 759 Registered: 9-2004 |
I have a friend who gigs all the time with his B3 ansd a leslie 145. The B3 is on the wood dolly (permantly) and he moves it by himself! I have moved a few and it is not fun. | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 1037 Registered: 1-2008 |
I met Ike Stubblefield a few years ago. He has a BUNCH of B3s that he keeps stored all over the world. Whenever he does a gig, he just pulls the nearest one out of storage!!! |
